East Africa: The New Scramble for Horn of Africa – International Powers’ Increasing Footprint – Ethiopia’s Maritime Ambition
Addis Abeba — The thirty ninth Abnormal Session of the Meeting of Heads of State and Authorities of the African Union (AU), convened in Addis Abeba from 11 to fifteen February 2026, occurred at a second when the continent’s developmental aspirations had been in direct collision with a fracturing international order. Whereas the summit’s official…